Yearly Archives: 2012


It’s just a van, but probably the best vehicle I’ve ever owned.  In four years of ownership it never needed any more than gasoline, and a case of oil.  The kids loved it.  It carried garbage and strollers and grandparents, and despite it’s appearance, it wasn’t even that bad to drive.  What really capped it off for me though, was […]

Van Done Good


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Of all the turbo AWD cars I have spent time with, this one is actually the most poorly behaved in the snow.  That doesn’t prevent it from being fun, but I have been forced to realize and learn new things.  The most obvious problem is that the stock engine really is quite laggy and unresponsive below 4000rpm… probably not a […]

Too Much White. Where Is The Road?



F1 caught my attention this year… and so did this website.  If you think I talk to much tech don’t go here.  If you think I’m stupid, maybe you’ll think otherwise of Craig at ScarbsF1.

And Then I Kept Reading.


Viscous LSD’s have a pretty bad reputation among anyone who does real performance driving, but Subaru owners, who always have viscous centers and often rears are quick to point out that viscous LSD technology has evolved drastically in recent years. So much so, that they are now standard equipment in lots of ultra-high performance applications (like the Bugatti Veyron). I […]

Viscous Clarification – When Reactive is Better Than Proactive??



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Someone recently emailed me about these shoes found on yahoo auction: definitely the unicorn of kyusha wheels. No idea what he paid, but I know what he could sell them for and who might buy them. Rad stuff. There is very little documentation on stuff this old (1981-1985ish), and of this variety very very few are still in existence. In […]

A Life’s Work


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I bought my WRX a wife. She wants a dual outlet exhaust, 16″ wheels and one of his ribs. Our Sienna has gotten tired, and with the WRX as fun as it is around town, the van wasn’t doing enough of the grunt work. In addition, the van got stuck twice in stupid places this week, and is actually pretty […]

Proof That I Won’t Be Stock Forever